TV technicians check reception problem areas

BROADCAST Australia (BA) has called on the services of local television technician, John Fussell, to help solve the mystery of woeful television reception around Mackay.

While the new UHF antennae at Mt Blackwood is reported to be at full strength, a steady stream of people continues to complain about terrible pictures on WIN and Ten.

A spokesperson for WIN Television in Rockhampton said they were run off their feet with calls yesterday, after The Daily Mercury published their contact details.

Southern Cross Ten in Townsville also received many complaints.

BA operations director Warwick Potter said their field technician had been in contact with Mr Fussell.

''We will be going down to some of the areas that he has made us aware of as potential problem areas,'' he said.

Mr Potter said there was no indication more work was required at Mt Blackwood and the UHF antennae was working according to its specifications.

''There's always the chance the old antennae (pre-February) wasn't performing correctly and might have resulted in different transmission characteristics ... and some small pockets got a slightly better level of service,'' he said.